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In the three weeks since the Security Council adopted its Presidential Statement calling on all parties to Syria’s conflict to facilitate the work of humanitarian organizations, the situation has worsened with civilians more vulnerable and aid organizations finding it even more difficult to access...

United Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos has welcomed today’s statement by the President of the Security Council condemning violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and calling on all parties to facilitate the immediate expansion of humanitarian efforts.
The statement,...

Dozens of heads of state along with the UN Secretary-General, Government Ministers, leaders of UN agencies and civil society and other dignitaries are gathering in New York for the 68th Session of the United Nation’s General Assembly. The annual event – a series of meetings starting on 24...

This opinion piece by Under-Secretary-General Valerie Amos was published today (9 September) on The Guardian website.
The crisis in Syria and the use of chemical weapons are leading the news agenda, dominating political and diplomatic discussions and featuring on TV talkshows. The politics of Syria are...

The waiting room of the Nahada primary health-care clinic in northern Lebanon’s Tripoli region is packed with patients, mostly from Syria. The NGO International Medical Corps (IMC) began supporting the clinic in May to help the increasing number of refugees in the region. But since then, the clinic...